'Partners forever' // An Upstead Story 🤍

Chapter 54: A choice she has to make

2 days later

Hailey's POV
It's been two days since I heard from the weird caller. There has been no other calls or even messages. The first night I stayed up laying in bed thinking about how it could have been fake but then I thought how would the person know what Jay was doing or my house layout or even about Faith. We head into work today and Voight was not here yet. He has a meeting at the head quarters so we won't have any cases until he gets back. Obviously we all used this as an opportunity to catch up on our reports and arrests.

We all sit down at our desk and start our work. It's quite in the bullpen but my phone vibrating disturbs that. I look down and I see my phone start to ring. I see the unknown number and I start to panic. Shit this is not good. I get up and start to walk out of the bullpen and down the stairs. "Hailey?" I hear Jay call. "I'll be back in a minute" I shout back up as I rush down the stairs. I head out of the district and walk down the side of the walk way. I answer the phone and bring it up to my ear.

Phone conversation
"You need to break off things with Jay" he says but this time he's voice is not computerised. It almost sounds familiar. "what are you crazy, I'm not doing that" I say. "If you don't do it I'm sure Jay would loved to know that you were the reason his brother died because you were being selfish. All it takes is one pull of the trigger and he's gone forever. You know what that feels like, would you wish that upon him?" The voice asks. "I would never wish that upon anyone most certainly never on Jay." I say. "Good then you'll end it and Will lives" he says. "Your bluffing" I say. "Ohh really do you really want to find out?" He asks. "No I don't, please I'll do anything just leave him alone. He didn't do anything." I say. "Break. It. Off. With. Jay" he says annoyed. "I can't do that, I won't do that!" I yell. He lets out a sighs.

"Okay taking the shot in 1.........2........." I feel sick again. I can't all his bluff not when he could shoot Will. "Okay stop! I'll do it! Just leave Will alone" I say. "Very good. Now don't be getting any ideas thinking that I won't know if you tell him or anyone. I have snipers at all of them all day long!" He threatens. "Okay just leave them alone please" I beg. "I'll call you tomorrow with instructions" he says then hangs up. I let out a frustrated groan as I shove my phone back into my pocket. "What am I gonna do now?" I whisper to myself as I walk back into the district.

I walk upstairs and they all look up at me. I give a soft smile as I walk back to my desk and sit down. "Hey you okay? What was the about?" I hear Jay ask softly from across me. I look up at him. "Just Mrs Mitchell again" I lie. "Ohh is she okay?" He asks worried. "Yeah she fine" I say. He looks at me a bit unsure before looking back down at his desk. I pull myself closer to my desk and start looking at my own paperwork. I can feel the shake in my hands as I reach for one of my pens. I manage to pick one up but I see that Jay is watching me.

"Hailey let's grab a coffee" he says as he stands up. I nod and stand up as well and we both walk to the break room. I grab two cups and rest them down on the table. He rests his hand on top of mine. "Hailey what's going on? Somethings bothering you" he says quietly. I look up at him and try to squeeze a smile. "I'm fine. I guess I'm just nervous at being back again" I lie. "Are you sure?" He asks. I nod. He pulls me into his embrace and hugs me right. "You'll be fine. You got this" he says as he places a kiss on my head. I hold onto him tight as well as I try to remind myself that he is safe and he will be if I do what the guy wants, but I don't want to do what he wants. I love Jay and I can't live without nor I can I live with that fact that I broke his heart.

He's a pour soul who doesn't deserve any of the shit he has faced and most certainly does not deserve me lying to him. It's not fair but I loose either way. If I choose to do what he asks I break mine and Jays heart but if I don't I get Will killed and put Jay through hell, how is that fair?